Designing for and with People with Parkinson’s: A Focus on Exergaming

Roisin McNaney, Madeline Balaam, Amey Holden, Guy Schofield, Dan Jackson, Mary Webster, Brook Galna, Gillian Barry, Lynn Rochester, Patrick Olivier

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Abstract

Parkinson’s is a complex and multifaceted condition with a
myriad of symptoms, thus, designing for and with this user
group requires careful consideration. We reflect upon two
studies, employing different design methodologies, relating
to the design of rehabilitative exergames in Parkinson’s.
The first explored the concept of designing ‘for’ People
with Parkinson’s (PwP) and focused on specifications
outlined by clinical stakeholders. The second used a
designing ‘with’ approach and modified a pre-established
participatory design method for use with PwP. We call
attention to the importance of carrying out design work
with PwP and contribute; an empathic understanding of
living with Parkinson’s, a set of recommendations for how
to design with PwP and a set of wider considerations for
developing rehabilitative exergames for PwP.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages501-510
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4503-3145-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - Apr 2015
EventCHI 15 - 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 18 Apr 201523 Apr 2015

Conference

ConferenceCHI 15 - 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period18/04/1523/04/15

Keywords

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Design
  • Exergames
  • Rehabilitation

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